Seehausen
Town
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Coat of arms of Seehausen
Coat of arms
Location of Seehausen within Stendal district
Seehausen is located in Germany
Seehausen
Seehausen
Seehausen is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Seehausen
Seehausen
Coordinates: 52°52′N 11°45′E / 52.867°N 11.750°E / 52.867; 11.750
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictStendal
Municipal assoc.Seehausen (Altmark)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–26) Detlef Neumann[1]
Area
 • Total106.99 km2 (41.31 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,808
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39615
Dialling codes039386, 039397
Vehicle registrationSDL
Websitewww.stadt-seehausen.de

Seehausen is a town in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km (19 mi) north of Stendal in the Altmark, a historic region in Germany, comprising the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt. In January 2010 it absorbed the former municipalities Beuster, Geestgottberg and Losenrade, and in September 2010 Schönberg.[3]

Seehausen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Seehausen (Altmark).

History

The oldest document in which Seehausen was mentioned was written in 1174.[4] Seehausen developed on river Aland in the middle of the 12th century , but the first settlement called "Altstadt" was left in the middle of the 14th century and a new town was laid out in the north.[5] Many immigrants from the Netherlands settled down in the area after 1251. In the Middle Ages Seehausen developed into a wealthy trade centre which was surrounded by a moat and a wall. It became a member of the Hanseatic League in 1359.[6] As river Aland was navigable goods produced in Seeland and the area around like wheat, linnen and wool could easily be transported to the other hanseatic towns and cities. A small harbour on river Elbe just five kms from Seehausen was built in 1409.

Sights

The centre of Seehausen is St.Petri Church which was built 1170-1180 in a romanesque style and transformed into a gothic hall church between 1440 - 1480.[7] The height of its impressive towers amounts to 62 metres. Its baroque pulpit dates from 1710, and the wood carvings of the altar, a winged altarpiece were made in the Netherlands in the 15th century [8] The organ which dates from 1867 was renovated in 2014.

The Town Hall was built of bricks in neogothic style and inaugurated in 1883.[9]

A part of the medieval town wall with a height of up to 4 metres dating from the 15th century is left and can be visited in Petristraße. The ancient rampart and moat is well-preserved, e.g. close to the former gate "Beustertor" at Hoher Wall Street. Beustertor (15th century) gate is the only one of five gates which was not demolished in the 19th century. It was the most important gate because the road to the harbour on river Elbe started from here.

Seehausen has many well-preserved half-timbered houses, especially in Beusterstraße, Steinstraße and Petristraße (built around 1750).[10] The church of a former monastery which had been dissolved in 1547 was transformed into a salt depot and named "Salzkirche (Salt Church)". It was built around 1460 in a brick gothic style typical for hanseatic towns.[11] After a renovation in 1997 it was transformed into a hall for concerts and other cultural events. - The Turmuhrenmuseum is an exhibition of church-clocks and historical clocks.

There are various sights in the villages which were incorporated into Seehausen in 2010, e.g. St.Nikolaus Church (built from 1150 to 1184) in Beuster.[12] In Beuster the Blaulichtmuseum is worth a visit as well. It is a collection of army, police and ambulance vehicles. Two megalith graves from stone age which are about 5,000 years old can be visited near Bretsch.[13]

Climate

Climate data for Seehausen (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)		 5.0
(41.0)		 9.0
(48.2)		 15.1
(59.2)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.5
(76.1)		 19.8
(67.6)		 13.9
(57.0)		 7.8
(46.0)		 4.5
(40.1)		 14.2
(57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)		 1.8
(35.2)		 4.6
(40.3)		 9.2
(48.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 16.9
(62.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.4
(65.1)		 14.3
(57.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 2.2
(36.0)		 9.6
(49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 0.5
(32.9)		 3.3
(37.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.7
(51.3)		 13.0
(55.4)		 12.6
(54.7)		 9.2
(48.6)		 5.4
(41.7)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 5.1
(41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 48.5
(1.91)		 34.9
(1.37)		 39.6
(1.56)		 30.0
(1.18)		 47.6
(1.87)		 55.2
(2.17)		 67.2
(2.65)		 56.2
(2.21)		 48.6
(1.91)		 46.4
(1.83)		 43.4
(1.71)		 46.4
(1.83)		 563.9
(22.20)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.9 14.6 14.8 11.3 12.3 13.2 14.9 13.5 12.7 14.0 15.4 16.6 170
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 7.2 6.9 2.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4.1 22.2
Average relative humidity (%) 86.6 82.9 78.1 70.5 69.1 68.8 69.3 71.5 77.5 83.9 88.9 88.2 77.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 48.8 73.7 126.4 193.7 232.0 233.9 227.7 210.5 161.0 114.6 51.1 37.8 1,711.1
Source: World Meteorological Organization[14]

Economy and infrastructure

Seehausen has a railway station on the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway which was built from 1846-1849. There are good rail connections to Berlin and Hamburg via Wittenberge, Seehausen's neighbouring town in the North.The town will be connected to Magdeburg and to the harbour of Wismar by two exits of motorway 14 which is under construction. The inauguration is planned for 2025. Agriculture and food processing have always played an important part in the Altmark. The metal-working industry is a most important economic factor of Seehausen and tourism is gaining importance as well. Tourism in Altmark is benefiting from the trend towards nature and activeholidays.

Sports and leisure

Hiking, cycling and horse-riding are common in Seehausen and its surroundings. Schillerhain, a large park in the South of Seehausen was laid out as early as 1852. It was inaugurated as a public park and named after the playwright Friedrich Schiller in 1859. Waldbad, a public outdoor swimming pool in the park, founded in 1938 and renovated several times, is visited by many locals and tourists.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
  3. ↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
  4. ↑ "Seehausen: Hansestadt Seehausen".
  5. ↑ Matthias Puhle: Die Hanse - 16 Städtebilder aus Sachsen-Anhalt, p. 109. Dössel (Saalekreis) 2008
  6. ↑ Matthias Puhle: Die Hanse - 16 Städtebilder aus Sachsen-Anhalt, p. 110. Dössel (Saalekreis) 2008
  7. ↑ Karl Baedeker: Deutschland 2000, p. 99. Ostfildern 2000.
  8. ↑ "Seehausen: St. Petri-Kirche Seehausen".
  9. ↑ Matthias Puhle: Die Hanse - 16 Städtebilder aus Sachsen-Anhalt, p. 113. Dössel (Saalekreis) 2008
  10. ↑ "Seehausen: Stadtmauer & Petristraße Seehausen".
  11. ↑ "Seehausen: Beustertor & Salzkirche Seehausen".
  12. ↑ "Seehausen: St. Nikolaus-Kirche Beuster".
  13. ↑ "Seehausen: Großsteingräber Bretsch".
  14. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Seehausen: Johann-Joachim Winckelmann".
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